As fluid builds up in the lungs, the “engine” of a patient’s voice is smothered. Medtech Insight spoke to Cordio Medical’s CEO about how the company’s smartphone-based software could warn clinicians almost three weeks in advance of decompensation.
Heart failure patients are a tricky group to treat. Health care providers must delicately balance various drugs and their side effects against any possible surgeries.
And even if drugs work, some – especially diuretics – eventually stop working and the overall condition itself is incurable....
Two recent recalls from the US FDA involve three deaths linked to an issue with an Abiomed heart pump — as well as three serious injuries related to angiographic catheters from Cook Medical.
Dexcom’s CEO Kevin Sayer discusses this fall’s planned launch of the 15-day G7 CGM, downplays Abbott’s dual-sensor while focusing on development of multi-analyte G8, making OTC Stelo app more “consumerish” for Europeans, and more.
The FDA has released draft guidance clarifying UDI rules for drug- and device-led combination products. The document specifies labeling requirements and makes recommendations to reduce confusion between UDIs and NDCs. Comments are being accepted until Sept. 24.
